MA S1538

Bill

Protecting inmate safety and the expenditure of state funds

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
03/29/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to protect inmate safety and the expenditure of state funds. Public Safety and Homeland Security.

AI Summary

This bill amends Chapter 127 of the General Laws to prohibit the transportation of inmates or prisoners placed in the custody of a sheriff outside of the commonwealth for the purposes of labor or public or community service programming, unless there exists a bona fide public health or safety emergency. In such cases, the sheriff must file a detailed description of the proposed transportation and obtain written approval from the Secretary of Administration and Finance and the Secretary of the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security before the commencement of the transport.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (1)

Mike Barrett (D)*,

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2763 (on 03/17/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1538

(13 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1538
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1538.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H101	Creating a human services transportation task force	Accompanied a study order, see H5218	Similar To
H2582	Designating certain employees of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation to be in Group 2 of the contributory retirement system	Accompanied a study order, see H4960	Similar To
H3454	To explore alternative funding sources to ensure safe and reliable transportation	Accompanied a study order, see H4944	Similar To
S1772	Relative to the composition of the board of directors of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation	Accompanied a new draft, see H4619	Similar To
S2087	To promote safety, efficiency and accountability in transportation projects through public inspections	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2090	Relative to state transportation project landowner notification	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2314	To update the Massachusetts rideshare program	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2350	To explore alternative funding sources to ensure safe and reliable transportation	Accompanied a study order, see S2621	Similar To
S2436	Relative to public safety and transparency by transportation network companies	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S2538	Relative to H-2B worker mobility	Accompanied a study order, see S2758	Similar To
S2763	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to corrections	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by
S287	Providing opportunity for youth with substance abuse needs	Accompanied a study order, see S2756	Similar To
S5	Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution to provide resources for education and transportation through an additional tax on incomes in excess of one million dollars	Amendment again agreed to - see Senate Roll Call #48 and House Roll Call #38 (Yeas 159 to Nays 41)	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H101

Creating a human services transportation task force

Accompanied a study order, see H5218

Similar To

H2582

Designating certain employees of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation to be in Group 2 of the contributory retirement system

Accompanied a study order, see H4960

Similar To

H3454

To explore alternative funding sources to ensure safe and reliable transportation

Accompanied a study order, see H4944

Similar To

S1772

Relative to the composition of the board of directors of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation

Accompanied a new draft, see H4619

Similar To

S2087

To promote safety, efficiency and accountability in transportation projects through public inspections

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S2090

Relative to state transportation project landowner notification

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S2314

To update the Massachusetts rideshare program

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S2350

To explore alternative funding sources to ensure safe and reliable transportation

Accompanied a study order, see S2621

Similar To

S2436

Relative to public safety and transparency by transportation network companies

Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

Similar To

S2538

Relative to H-2B worker mobility

Accompanied a study order, see S2758

Similar To

S2763

Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to corrections

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

Replaced by

S287

Providing opportunity for youth with substance abuse needs

Accompanied a study order, see S2756

Similar To

Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution to provide resources for education and transportation through an additional tax on incomes in excess of one million dollars

Amendment again agreed to - see Senate Roll Call #48 and House Roll Call #38 (Yeas 159 to Nays 41)

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